new england:

• Connecticut (⋆ Hartford, Bridgeport)
  • ❝ Nutmeg State, Constitution State
  • ➵ lighthouses, yale university
• Maine (⋆ Augusta, Portland)
  • ❝ Pine Tree State
  • ➵ lobster, forests
• Massachusetts (⋆ Boston, Plymouth)
  • ❝ Bay State, Old Colony State
  • ➵ boston tea party, plymouth
• New Hampshire (⋆ Concord, Manchester)
  • ❝ Granite State
  • ➵ mountains, fall foliage
• Rhode Island (⋆ Providence)
  • ❝ Ocean State, Little Rhody
  • ➵ small state (45 minutes with a car across), mansions, lighthouses
• Vermont (⋆ Montpelier, Burlington)
  • ❝ Green Mountain State
  • ➵ fall foliage, maple syrup

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mideast:

• Delaware (⋆ Dover, Wilmington)
  • ❝ First State, Diamond State
  • ➵ first state, nascar stadium
• Maryland (⋆ Annapolis, Baltimore)
  • ❝ Free State, Old Line State
  • ➵ crabs
• New Jersey (⋆ Trenton, Newark, Atlantic City)
  • ❝ Garden State
  • ➵ retro diners, jersey shore, boardwalks
• New York (⋆ Albany, New York City)
  • ❝ Empire State
  • ➵ new york city, world leaders in fashion/finance/arts
  • ♡ What we do in the Shadows
• Pennsylvania (⋆ Harrisburg, Philadelphia)
  • ❝ Keystone State
  • ➵ previous capital, liberty bell, decl. of independence
  • ♡ Das magische Baumhaus

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great lakes:

• Illinois (⋆ Springfield, Chicago)
  • ❝ Prairie State, Land of Lincoln
  • ➵ lincoln, pizza
• Indiana (⋆ Indianapolis)
  • ❝ Hoosier State
  • ➵ rances (indy 500), bridges
  • ♡ Stranger Things
• Michigan (⋆ Lansing, Detroit)
  • ❝ Wolverine State, Great Lake State
  • ➵ cars, lakes
• Ohio (⋆ Columbus)
  • ❝ Buckeye State
  • ➵ hall of fames, museums
  • ♡ Glee, Twenty One Pilots
• Wisconsin (⋆ Madison, Milwaukee)
  • ❝ Badger State, America’s Dairyland
  • ➵ cheese, butter, working farms, waterparks

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plains:

• Iowa (⋆ Des Moines)
  • ❝ Hawkeye State, Corn State
  • ➵ corn, agrigulture
• Kansas (⋆ Topeka, Wichita)
  • ❝ Sunflower State, Jayhawker State
  • ➵ the wizard of oz, barbecue
  • ♡ Supernatural
• Minnesota (⋆ Saint Paul, Minneapolis)
  • ❝ North Star State, Gopher State, Land of 10,000 Lakes, Land of Sky-Blue Waters
  • ➵ lake, mall of america
• Missouri (⋆ Jefferson City, Kansas City)
  • ❝ Show Me State
  • ➵ the arch, budweiser
• Nebraska (⋆ Lincoln, Omaha)
  • ❝ Cornhusker State, Beef State
  • ➵ farmland
• North Dakota (⋆ Bismarck, Fargo)
  • ❝ Flickertail State, Sioux State, Peace Garden State
  • ➵ farmland, cattle ranches, churches
• South Dakota (⋆ Pierre, Sioux Falls)
  • ❝ The Mount Rushmore State
  • ➵ mount rushmore

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south-east:

• Arkansas (⋆ Little Rock)
  • ❝ Natural State
  • ➵ diamonds, national parks
• Florida (⋆ Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Orlando)
  • ❝ Sunshine State
  • ➵ theme parks (disney, universal, sea world), beaches, 'gators
  • 'the australia of the usa'
  • ♡ Dream Team
• Kentucky (⋆ Frankfort, Louisville)
  • ❝ Bluegrass State
  • ➵ kentucky derby, bourbon (whiskey)
• North Carolina (⋆ Raleigh, Charlotte)
  • ❝ Tar Heel State, Old North State
  • ➵ college basketball, varied landscapes
  • ♡ Rhett and Link
• Tennessee (⋆ Nashville, Memphis)
  • ❝ Volunteer State
  • ➵ music heritage
• Virginia (⋆ Richmond, Virginia Beach)
  • ❝ The Old Dominion, Mother of Presidents
  • ➵ Jamestown, history, civil war
• West Virginia (⋆ Charleston)
  • ❝ Mountain State
  • ➵ mothman

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deep south:

• Alabama (⋆ Montgomery, Birmingham)
  • ❝ Cotton State, Yellowhammer State
  • ➵ cotton, civil rights, football
• Georgia (⋆ Atlanta)
  • ❝ Peach State, Empire State of the South
  • ➵ peaches
• Louisiana (⋆ Baton Rouge, New Orleans)
  • ❝ Pelican State, Creole State, Sugar State
  • ➵ mardi gras, ghosts
• Mississippi (⋆ Jackson)
  • ❝ Magnolia State
  • ➵ cotton fields, blues music, southern food
• South Carolina (⋆ Columbia)
  • ❝ Palmetto State
  • ➵ beaches, channel islands

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south-west:

• Arizona (⋆ Phoenix)
  • ❝ Grand Canyon State
  • ➵ grand canyon, rock formations
• New Mexico (⋆ Santa Fe, Albuquerque)
  • ❝ Land of Enchantment, Sunshine State
  • ➵ santa fe is old and artsy
  • ♡ Breaking Bad
• Oklahoma (⋆ Oklahoma City)
  • ❝ Sooner State
  • ➵ native americans, casinos, tornadoes
• Texas (⋆ Austin, Houston)
  • ❝ Lone Star State
  • ➵ being big, barbecue, alamo

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rocky mountains:

• Colorado (⋆ Denver)
  • ❝ Centennial State
  • ➵ skiing, hiking, mountains
• Idaho (⋆ Boise)
  • ❝ Gem State
  • ➵ gems, potatoes
• Montana (⋆ Helena, Billings)
  • ❝ Treasure State, Big Sky Country
  • ➵ cowboys, mountains
• Utah (⋆ Salt Lake City)
  • ❝ Beehive State
  • ➵ salt flats, saltwater lakes, mormons, national parks
• Wyoming (⋆ Cheyenne)
  • ❝ Equality State
  • ➵ first to grant women the vote, landscapes, yellowstone

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far west:

• Alaska (⋆ Juneau, Anchorage)
  • ❝ The Last Frontier
  • ➵ northern lights, brown bears
• California (⋆ Sacramento, Los Angeles)
  • ❝ Golden State
  • ➵ hollywood, death valley, giant trees
  • ♡ The Big Bang Theory
• Hawaii (⋆ Honolulu)
  • ❝ Aloha State
  • ➵ volcanoes, surfing
• Nevada (⋆ Carson City, Las Vegas)
  • ❝ Silver State, Sagebrush State, Battle Born State
  • ➵ casinos, loose laws, mountains
  • sin city
• Oregon (⋆ Salem, Portland)
  • ❝ Beaver State
  • ➵ coffee shops, craft beer, landscapes, coasts
• Washington (⋆ Olympia, Seattle)
  • ❝ Evergreen State, Chinook State
  • ➵ natinoal park, hikes, mountains
  • ♡ Twilight Saga

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⋆ capital city | ❝ nicknames | ➵ known for | ♡ media associations